Friday, March 29, 2024
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Shocking audio recording played At Ottawa police detective’s trial

The first day of Ottawa Police Detective Helen Grus’s trial began with prayer outside the tribunal, and ended with many spectators saying they were shocked by an audio recording played by the prosecution. Detective Grus is charged with Discreditable Conduct under the Police Services Act for the ‘unauthorized’ re-investigation of nine sudden infant deaths (‘SIDS’), where she sought to know if the mothers’ vaccination status might have been connected with the deaths.

Monday August 14, 2023 was not the trial, but a pre-trial hearing where defense and prosecution debated the adequacy of disclosure and whether defense would be able to call and cross-exam a lengthy list of witnesses. The prosecution also played an almost three-hour recording of the the May 12, 2022 Professional Standards interview of Detective Grus that caused one retired RCMP observer to declare, “This is becoming a trial about Ottawa Police officers being in Neglect of Duty for failing to properly investigate Sudden Infant Deaths, and for obstructing Detective Grus’s investigations.”

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The name "Dundas" is not just a street name in Toronto, but is used in municipalities across Ontario.
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Don’t re-name Dundas Street, three former Mayors write

“There are more appropriate ways to spend $8.6 million” Former Toronto Mayors David Crombie, John Sewell, Art Eggleton have written a joint letter to the current Mayor and Council to request Toronto re-consider changing the name of Dundas Street. On

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Ottawa Courthouse Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Fake Trucking school court case scheduled to begin August 16

After waits and delays amounting to 16 months, the trial scheduled for several men charged with operating fake Trucking schools is expected to begin this morning, August 16th.

However, as has been seen in past sessions, delays requested by counsel for the accused men resulted in postponement to new dates. On June 7th, when defendents’ counsel and the crown attorney L. Welch presented before the justice, August 15th was selected as the start date for the trial; however, on August 14th, Road Warrior News was informed by court staff that the start date is now August 16th.

Court proceedings have been ongoing for more than a year since the charges were laid. When another delay was requested at the May 24th, 2023 proceedings, Crown Attorney L. Welch noted, “This file is already pretty old.”

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Rich and Dan, photo taken the first week and supplied by them. Note the huge Canadian flags they’re wearing as capes.
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Frozen Ketchup & Brand New BBQs

Keeping stuff from freezing solid was an enormous challenge for Freedom Convoy protesters by Donna Laframboise Rich is an aircraft mechanic who resides an hour’s drive west of Hamilton, Ontario. Currently aged 48, the only time he’s been unemployed was

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Legalizing rideshare permitted more than 80,000 additional vehicles to cruise Toronto's already-gridlocked streets.
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Ontario Launching Credit and Debit Payment on TTC

The Ontario government has announced that Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) riders will be able use credit or debit cards to pay fares, including cards on a smartphone or smartwatch starting Tuesday, August 15th. Whether this will coax riders out of

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Tom Marazzo's book is scheduled for release September 6, 2023.
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“The People’s Emergency Act: Freedom Convoy 2022″ release in September – donate before August 11 to have your name published in it

Your name could be printed in Tom Marazzo’s new book, “The People’s Emergency Act: Freedom Convoy 2022.”

Freedom Convoy organizer Tom Marazzo’s new book is getting ready to go to print. His team has committed to print in the book a list of the names of the donors making the print edition possible; there is still time to have your name included in the book.

“We’re planning to print a list of donors in the book,” Marazzo says.  “If you’d like to see your name in print and have not donated as yet, you still have until Friday, August 11th. We would be most grateful for your contribution. There’s a ‘donate button’ on the website.”

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